General Labourer - Maintenance Labourer - Shelburne Bus Garage - Term 2025 (87372)(2)

Government of Nova Scotia; Town of Shelburne; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of Nova Scotia is seeking a Garage Labourer for the Shelburne Bus Garage, responsible for performing light maintenance on the school bus fleet. Candidates should possess vehicle maintenance experience and effective interpersonal skills. This term position requires adherence to safety protocols and the ability to work collaboratively with mechanical staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in vehicle maintenance is crucial.
• Completion of WHMIS and First Aid certifications is required.
• Must have a clean drivers abstract.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance on school buses in compliance with standards.
• Maintain accurate records using an approved work order system.
• Ensure all safety and operational protocols are followed.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Effective interpersonal skills

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Ability to work collaboratively with mechanical staff

Education

WHMIS and First aid completion

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS - CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Tri-County Regional Centre for Education

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education (TCRCE) encompasses the three (3) Counties of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby serving approximately 6100 students in twenty-two (22) schools, composed of 13Elementary Schools, 6 High Schools, 1 Middle School, and 2 Elementary/High Schools.

Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African descent/ancestry and Mi’kmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS (mm,dd,yyyy): 06/02/2025 at 11:59pm.

Effective Dates (mm,dd,yyyy): 07/03/2025to 08/29/2025

Position Type: Term

Title: Garage Labourer(General Labourer) - Maintenance Labourer - Shelburne Bus Garage

Responsible to : Coordinator of Transportation

Role: Perform light Maintenance to TCRCED Fleet and Property.

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Qualifications

• Experience inVehicle maintenance
• Completion of WHMIS and First aid
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work collaboratively with mechanical staff
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Clean drivers abstract

Responsibilities:

- Provide labour, assist with maintenance of school busses in compliance with established practices and standards;

- Maintain accurate records of work performance through use of approved work order system;

- Maintains assigned vehicles and equipment in compliance with established practices and standards;

- Travel from site to site as required; valid Class 5 drivers license

- Perform duties in compliance with school, Operations Department and Board policies and procedures, including occupational health safety, work routines, WHMIS and evacuation plans and the laws of the Province of Nova Scotia;

• As scheduled, clean and prepare busses for undercoating;
• Apply supplied undercoating as instructed uniformly to scheduled bus;
• Remove overspray from bus exterior glass/windows;

- Maintains supplied equipment and ensures in good working order;

- Maintains clean work site, free of debris;

- Other related duties as assigned.

TO APPLY:

• Complete the online profile/resume - you can attach a resume to your profile, security checks, and reference letters if applicable.In the profile ensure you fill in all areas with a red asterisk * to avoid errors even if it doesn't pertain to your application.
• Ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certificates.
• Ensure to upload all post secondary education diploma/certificates.

(Please note : Three (3) references from Immediate Supervisors required - failure to include your references will cause delay in processing your application, also you should include email addresses for your references, this will speed up the process, ensure they know to check their junk/spam folders).

Once You've Applied:

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.A notification email will be sent when the position has been filled. Ensure to check your junk/spam folders.

SECURITY CHECKS:

The Tri-County Regional Centre for Educationrequires that allnewly hiredemployees provide a satisfactory Child Abuse Register Check andCriminal Record / Vulnerable SectorChecks. If you have current security checks less than 3 months oldyou can attach these checks to your profile / resume, otherwise, you will receive instructions once a decision has been made on your application.

For more information about the TCRCEvisit our website athttps://www.tcrce.ca/